Clone Trooper (Phase II) — Star Wars The Black Series #TCW 14
The Black Series Clone Trooper Phase II — Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection #14, 2023. The updated Phase II baseline at 2023 articulation standards with blaster rifle. 19 joints. Standard retail $24.99. The TCW Collection's current army builder.
Overview
The Phase II Clone Trooper at #TCW 14 is the TCW Collection’s 2023 update to the army builder baseline — the same clean white Phase II armour as the Kamino Clone Trooper at #TCW 01, but at the 19-joint articulation standard of the 2023 production cycle rather than the 17-joint standard of 2020. Blaster rifle. 19 joints. Standard retail. $24.99. 2023. The current-standard army builder for any TCW Collection clone formation display.
The Phase II Baseline Updated
The Kamino Clone Trooper (#TCW 01) opened the TCW Collection in 2020 with the standard Phase II white armour at 17 joints. In the three years between that release and #TCW 14, the Black Series’ articulation standard for clone figures advanced: butterfly shoulders, upgraded ankle articulation, the full 19-joint configuration that makes the 2023 Phase II the more display-capable of the two baseline figures.
For collectors who started the TCW Collection early and have the 2020 Kamino clone: the 2023 Phase II produces noticeably better formation poses due to the butterfly shoulder addition. For collectors starting fresh: the 2023 Phase II at #TCW 14 is the correct army builder choice at current standards.
The 2023 Articulation Standard for Clone Displays
The butterfly shoulders are the articulation upgrade that matters most for clone army builder displays. The 2020 17-joint scheme produced good basic poses; the 2023 19-joint scheme produces the two-handed blaster-raised formation stance that reads as active combat rather than passive standing. Three or four 2023 Phase II clones in formation with blasters raised creates a more dynamic display than the equivalent number of 2020 Kamino clones can achieve.
Standard Retail Army Building
At $24.99 standard retail — no exclusivity, no special channel sourcing — the Phase II Clone Trooper at #TCW 14 is the most straightforward army building purchase in the TCW Collection. The Kamino Trooper at #TCW 01 was $19.99 standard retail; this figure is $5 more at better articulation. The cost of the army building display scales accordingly, and we think the articulation upgrade justifies the price difference.
The Complete TCW Clone Formation
With the Phase II baseline at #TCW 14 alongside the 332nd (#TCW 03), 212th (#TCW 09), 187th (#TCW 10), and Jesse (#TCW 12), the TCW Collection now covers five distinct clone configurations in Phase 4 plastic. The Phase II at #TCW 14 is the unassigned formation baseline that makes the multi-unit clone display work — the white armour that frames the coloured unit variants.
Secondary Market
Modest secondary market prices — standard retail army builder. Verify blaster rifle. No production variants documented.
Our Verdict
The Phase II Clone Trooper at #TCW 14 is the TCW Collection’s current army builder standard — 19 joints, $24.99, standard retail, the 2023 production ceiling for the Phase II armour baseline. Buy it over the 2020 Kamino clone for any new formation being built. The butterfly shoulders make the difference.
The Army Builder Upgrade Argument
We think the Phase II Clone Trooper at #TCW 14 is one of the strongest army builder upgrade arguments in Phase 4. The Kamino Clone Trooper (#TCW 01) at $19.99 is still available and still a good figure. The Phase II at #TCW 14 at $24.99 is a better figure at $5 more per unit. For a formation of three clones: the total difference is $15. For the improved articulation and the butterfly shoulders that make formation displays more dynamic: $15 is a reasonable price.
We’d recommend the 2023 Phase II over the 2020 Kamino for any formation built after 2023. Build with #TCW 14. Reserve the Kamino trooper for the specific Kamino-set display where the 2020 release is contextually appropriate.
The Complete Clone Formation Display
Phase II at #TCW 14 alongside the 332nd (#TCW 03), 212th (#TCW 09), 187th (#TCW 10), Jesse (#TCW 12), and the Kamino baseline (#TCW 01) gives the TCW Collection collector six distinct clone variants to build with. The Phase II white at #TCW 14 is the formation filler — the unassigned clones that frame the unit-specific figures in any large formation display.
The Phase II Clone Trooper at $24.99 standard retail is the 2023 army builder update — 19 joints where the 2020 Kamino clone had 17, butterfly shoulders that enable the formation poses the earlier figure can’t achieve as dynamically. Buy multiples. Build with the better articulation.
The Phase II Clone Trooper is the TCW Collection’s infrastructure figure — not the most exciting purchase, but the one that makes all the other clone figures more impactful in display. The unassigned white baseline between the orange 332nd and the purple 187th creates visual depth in any large formation. Buy it in the numbers your display requires.
The 2023 Phase II baseline. Nineteen joints, butterfly shoulders, standard retail, $24.99. The army builder the TCW Collection’s formation displays are built around. Buy multiples.
The Phase II Clone Trooper is the TCW Collection’s most straightforwardly practical purchase. No character complexity, no narrative weight, just the current-standard Phase II armour at the 19-joint 2023 production ceiling. The army builder for the formation that frames the named figures. Buy four.
The 2023 Phase II Clone Trooper: nineteen joints, blaster rifle, $24.99, standard retail. The baseline updated. The army builder that every other TCW clone variant is a modification of. Buy it in the quantities your display requires and build outward from the white.
Nineteen joints. Standard retail. The current ceiling for Phase II army building. Build the formation.
Butterfly shoulders, blaster raised, Phase II white. The current army builder baseline for the TCW Collection. Standard retail.
The Phase II army builder at the 2023 ceiling. The formation filler between the named characters. The white that makes the coloured units more visually distinct. Buy it in the formation quantities you need.
The Phase II updated. The butterfly shoulders added. The baseline improved. The army builder for every TCW Collection formation going forward.
The Phase II Clone Trooper at #TCW 14 is the answer to the question every TCW Collection builder eventually asks: which Phase II clone do I build my formation with? The 2023 version. Nineteen joints, butterfly shoulders, standard retail, $24.99. Not the most exciting figure in the collection, but the one the formation depends on.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection. Related: Clone Trooper Kamino P4-TCW-01 | MagnaGuard P4-TCW-15 | Army Builders | The Clone Wars.